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my father built a big company, both my brothers have built big companies. identify built a big company. and any of us would have told you that raising taxes, a small amount on entrepreneurs, makes no difference in how they act. what makes a difference is that they see an opportunity to make money. and as my brother who is in the barbecue restaurant business said, if nobody can afford barbecue, it doesn't matter what my tax rate is. that's where we are as a country. we have spent so much time making sure that the top 1% have done well that we have totally forgotten the 90% who now have less wealth than that top 1% has. we need to develop a fiscal policy that makes sure that we encourage growth in that 90%, not further enrichment of the top 1%. that's what the democratic alternative did. and that's why i believe that we must defeat this republican budget because again it is a hoax on the american people. with that i would like to introduce betty mccolumn from minnesota. >> i'm going to yield. we're all about mass transit. i want you on that train. >> thank yo
my father built a big company, both my brothers have built big companies. identify built a big company. and any of us would have told you that raising taxes, a small amount on entrepreneurs, makes no difference in how they act. what makes a difference is that they see an opportunity to make money. and as my brother who is in the barbecue restaurant business said, if nobody can afford barbecue, it doesn't matter what my tax rate is. that's where we are as a country. we have spent so much time...
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we are the big potatoes, and we can take back our country. [applause] be a big potato! [applause] >> mr. cain do you support a balanced budget to the constitution and if so what provisions would you like to see in it specifically? >> yes. i support a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. absolutely. [applause] the provision in it should be real simple. every year, the united states congress could not spend more than we take in. it's really simple. and if we have a thriving economy, by stimulating it with direct stimulus, we won't have a revenue problem. and it will be easier for us to be able to balance our budget every year. [applause] >> mr. cain, businesses often support corporate welfare in the form of taxpayers subsidies. i'm thinking about the biofuel industry. would you subsidies for businesses and corporations. >> i can tell you from my experience serving on several corporate boards for the last 20 years, businesses would very quickly trade giving up any sort of subsidies and what some people call corporate well fare in exchange for less regulation. how
we are the big potatoes, and we can take back our country. [applause] be a big potato! [applause] >> mr. cain do you support a balanced budget to the constitution and if so what provisions would you like to see in it specifically? >> yes. i support a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. absolutely. [applause] the provision in it should be real simple. every year, the united states congress could not spend more than we take in. it's really simple. and if we have a thriving...
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the drain issue is a big deal. we want to make sure that doesn't get affected. everything else looks pretty good, actually. i want to say we're all very happy with our assessment of gabby right there. again, guys did a great job. tracy, the nurse who took care of her back there did an outstanding job. >> [inaudible] >> those are right on, man. might put you to work. so deep vain thrombosis, infection, things that happen to people in i.c.u. these things happen, we want to keep her from getting those. so her rehab potential is outstanding to quote the expert right there. and we'll see. >> i've seen amazing things from brain-injured patients. >> [inaudible] >> it was amazing to see. it was also very emotional. she smiled and she actually began to tear a little bit. i think she understood the immense support that our city has for her. >> if i could add sort of a story just from when she was initially here, along the lines that you're referring to in our initial assessment, tracy her nurse from arizona, was interacting, helping her with the transition. so she had som
the drain issue is a big deal. we want to make sure that doesn't get affected. everything else looks pretty good, actually. i want to say we're all very happy with our assessment of gabby right there. again, guys did a great job. tracy, the nurse who took care of her back there did an outstanding job. >> [inaudible] >> those are right on, man. might put you to work. so deep vain thrombosis, infection, things that happen to people in i.c.u. these things happen, we want to keep her...
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and big bird. while they pander to wall street, they continue to want to terminate support on "sesame street." all things considered, their atck really has nothing to do with balancing the budget it is an ideological crusade against balanced news and educational programs. cutting access to public knowledge decreases our ability to hold our government accountable. don't weaken oudemocracy by weakening this vital source of reality-based journalism. don't cut kut, public radio serves the public's interest. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: at this time i yield one minute to one of our freshmen members from the florida pan handle, mr. southerland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. southerland: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. susterland: -- mr. susterland: we talk about big bird and that sounds wonderful. we had a couple of big
and big bird. while they pander to wall street, they continue to want to terminate support on "sesame street." all things considered, their atck really has nothing to do with balancing the budget it is an ideological crusade against balanced news and educational programs. cutting access to public knowledge decreases our ability to hold our government accountable. don't weaken oudemocracy by weakening this vital source of reality-based journalism. don't cut kut, public radio serves the...
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is there going to be a big party? what is planned to mark the event? >> we take very seriously the mandates that tighten our belts. we make sure every dollar is spent wisely. there will be no party. [laughter] >> you are nearing the end of your term. would it be a pleasure to serve another term as irs commissioner? >> i tell everyone this is an incredible opportunity. it is an incredible institution. it is an honor to serve the american people doing this. rather than answer you, it is the president's call. the first conversation if by and asked -- the first conversation, if i amounts to about it, will be with my first wife who i intend to keep as my first wife. any discussion will have been there first regarding a second term. >> we have a couple basic housekeeping matters to take care of. i like to remind the audience about upcoming speakers on april 19. i think this will be a fun one. ted turner and t. boone pickens will talk about the energy situation. we might even get a question in to mr. turner about how he thinks cnn is fairing. the former marin
is there going to be a big party? what is planned to mark the event? >> we take very seriously the mandates that tighten our belts. we make sure every dollar is spent wisely. there will be no party. [laughter] >> you are nearing the end of your term. would it be a pleasure to serve another term as irs commissioner? >> i tell everyone this is an incredible opportunity. it is an incredible institution. it is an honor to serve the american people doing this. rather than answer...
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so the optics of big cuts in medicaid may not be that much better than the optics of big cuts to medicare. i think of we are defending something like medicaid, for example, a good place to start is with the things that medicaid does for older adults. in terms of some of the -- long-term care provisions. if we encourage inflating the two, that is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of how we talk about things. >> next question is kind of flip side of what you said has worked about people wanting to get the same benefits that members of congress have and that the legislation does that. a quick anecdote, i remember in 1994 during the closing of the clinton health reform debate, we were doing the bus trips from hell. we were trying to rally people, to get the legislation passed. we were reading a bunch of counter-demonstrators. i remember being in idaho and there were counter- demonstrators. they all had these wonderful signs and we started -- in the rally we started talking about we want to have what members of congress get. we went through the list. congress gets three-quarters of its prem
so the optics of big cuts in medicaid may not be that much better than the optics of big cuts to medicare. i think of we are defending something like medicaid, for example, a good place to start is with the things that medicaid does for older adults. in terms of some of the -- long-term care provisions. if we encourage inflating the two, that is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of how we talk about things. >> next question is kind of flip side of what you said has worked about people...
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there has been a big proliferation. what is your sense of both achieving more efficiency in the protection of data and a cost savings for taxpayers? >> you have over 21 data centers. i think you can save several hundred dollars -- several hundred million dollars a year by consolidating. you need to look at the security. in so many areas, we are still fighting. there are so many ways we could work across agencies to store these things, to not only getting economies of scale in this, but you get a lot of other savings if we would learn to share these things between agencies. it has not been the culture. >> mr. dodaro, the boy back to the subject of oil, and ms. alexander, he said the problem was really with the royalty agreements, not with the law. i thought i heard you say there was a change of law perhaps that was written in 1995, that had the effect, the did not, of exempting offshore oil-drilling from any royalty payment at all? >> it is my understanding on the execution of the leases at interior in the 1990's, whethe
there has been a big proliferation. what is your sense of both achieving more efficiency in the protection of data and a cost savings for taxpayers? >> you have over 21 data centers. i think you can save several hundred dollars -- several hundred million dollars a year by consolidating. you need to look at the security. in so many areas, we are still fighting. there are so many ways we could work across agencies to store these things, to not only getting economies of scale in this, but...
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big deal. first of all, i believe that as many of you know not to get off on a tagent it's pretty clear that justice thomas should recuse himself from these decisions given the amount of money he's gotten from companyings overturning health care reform, putting that aside, we prettmuch see the direction the supreme court is going, although i think it would be folly to strike it down, it's a relatively small number of people. by the way the solution, if the mandate is struck down is not that the bill falls like a house of cards. people aren't going to suddenly start cheering and say i'm going to sign up now i'm not, the solution is going to be offering something that everyone agrees is constitutional. that's the public option in the exchange. clearly that is constitutional. no one denies that because it would be into medicare social security where we do require people to withhold money from checks and go into those programs. if you think about that list that i just read and the brief and i think
big deal. first of all, i believe that as many of you know not to get off on a tagent it's pretty clear that justice thomas should recuse himself from these decisions given the amount of money he's gotten from companyings overturning health care reform, putting that aside, we prettmuch see the direction the supreme court is going, although i think it would be folly to strike it down, it's a relatively small number of people. by the way the solution, if the mandate is struck down is not that the...
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too big to fail represents big capitalism. unless reversed, there will be more complexity in the financial system, more risk-taking of the risk of the public, and in due time another financial crisis. the dodd-frank act provides tools to restore discipline and put an end to bailouts under too big to fail. for the tools to be effective in the large institutions to be resolved in the next crisis will only be if you show the courage to fully exercise of power under the law. this framework will critically depend on the ability to collect information to determine if they are resolvable under bankruptcy. it will also require the o willingness to actively use authority to require structural changes will before the crisis occurs. unless organizations are rationalized and simplified in advance, there is a danger that the complexity could make resolution more costly and difficult than it needs to be. these authorities are being shaped now. if properly implemented, they can make the financial system more stable by restoring market discip
too big to fail represents big capitalism. unless reversed, there will be more complexity in the financial system, more risk-taking of the risk of the public, and in due time another financial crisis. the dodd-frank act provides tools to restore discipline and put an end to bailouts under too big to fail. for the tools to be effective in the large institutions to be resolved in the next crisis will only be if you show the courage to fully exercise of power under the law. this framework will...
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that's the big mistake. this is the first wars we have's ever gone into which we haven't raised taxes so who do we expect? this again and i'm not demeaning it. i know what it is, okay. i went and the reason i went is because my family told me, i could have had deferments ras a teacher and all that. that's what killed the draft. we got all these politicians the last two vice presidents and the president they didn't serve, okay? that's what killed it and we let them get away with it. so this idea that somehow, you know, and i among to -- you should see the stuff they write about me. i love it when i get my thing every month with all these horrible things that these people write about, this type of thing, no, okay, so i think, you know, in terms of pay, we have a standard. employment cost index. we're way over it. that's the standard. that's the law and nobody ever said when you come into the -- you know what you promise military people when you came in, read the contract. you will be entitled to health care at
that's the big mistake. this is the first wars we have's ever gone into which we haven't raised taxes so who do we expect? this again and i'm not demeaning it. i know what it is, okay. i went and the reason i went is because my family told me, i could have had deferments ras a teacher and all that. that's what killed the draft. we got all these politicians the last two vice presidents and the president they didn't serve, okay? that's what killed it and we let them get away with it. so this idea...
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that is a big percentage. in fact, 65% are in favor of maintaining or increasing faa funding levels. only 19% of those polled said they would be in favor of cutting the faa. a majority of americans are knowledgeable about nextgen. those are good numbers. let's turn to our experts for the challenges ahead. let me tell you one thing about our panelists. they come from very different parts of the aviation and technology world. they have tremendous operating experience. david melcher is a former brought -- a former army three store. the has the responsibility to absb. he ran all the operations for the faa. now he runs finance. they teamed up on this new venture. itt venture-capital. david, let me turn to you for the first question. how do you see the challenges of nextgen? what will it take to make it work from the faa standpoint and from the standpoint of the community? >> i am always adopted by being the first expert. there are a lot people who had been in this industry for many years. i learn every day from my
that is a big percentage. in fact, 65% are in favor of maintaining or increasing faa funding levels. only 19% of those polled said they would be in favor of cutting the faa. a majority of americans are knowledgeable about nextgen. those are good numbers. let's turn to our experts for the challenges ahead. let me tell you one thing about our panelists. they come from very different parts of the aviation and technology world. they have tremendous operating experience. david melcher is a former...
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all this was a big mystery. hopefully in 10 years or so, we can have someone who is really involved in the investigation and come back to a spy museum event and give us some real insight. with that, i will be glad to take any questions or comments that you may have. [applause] we have nancy and a metal working the microphones. wait until the microphone gets to you. >> when exactly did they start the investigation? i saw a couple of different dates. >> it does not actually clear. by 2004 they were looking at some of these folks. there is no answer to that. it may have been much earlier. if you believe, for example, that this guy started working for the u.s. in the '90s and that maybe by the end of the decade is back in moscow, they could have been as early as the late nineties. we truly do not know at this point. it was at least seven years ago. >> just to follow up, you said there was some surveillance in latin america in the year 2000. whose surveillance was that? >> it is interesting when you look at the crimi
all this was a big mystery. hopefully in 10 years or so, we can have someone who is really involved in the investigation and come back to a spy museum event and give us some real insight. with that, i will be glad to take any questions or comments that you may have. [applause] we have nancy and a metal working the microphones. wait until the microphone gets to you. >> when exactly did they start the investigation? i saw a couple of different dates. >> it does not actually clear. by...
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civilians have also made a big difference. in the various provinces or districts, we will transition these as conditions allow. the numbers and dates, any movement were changes that will be associated with where the troops come from are going to be conditions-based. there is no question about that. the president has given us that possibility. >> what are the future conditions anticipated to merit the removal of 23,000 additional troops? >> the improvement of security conditions. the most representative example is in the south. we have enabled this. we have allies fighting in the north and west. the north is turning. it is better than it was. a year ago, there were grave predictions about losing the north because of what was going on there. we talked earlier today about the challenges in the east. there are challenges. general petraeus has a strategy that i have seen and believe in in terms of being able to create the kinds of conditions where we transition there as well. we are committed to not transitioning until is ready. we
civilians have also made a big difference. in the various provinces or districts, we will transition these as conditions allow. the numbers and dates, any movement were changes that will be associated with where the troops come from are going to be conditions-based. there is no question about that. the president has given us that possibility. >> what are the future conditions anticipated to merit the removal of 23,000 additional troops? >> the improvement of security conditions. the...
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it is the ones on wall street who bailed out the big banks who were too big to fail and want to take it out of your hehide. this is america. i think that america wants reasonableness. what america wants is thought when this to make america a bad thoughtfulness. in vermont, we know we get more with maple syrup and we do with benigno. -- with vinegar. you know that a vermont cheese is better than wisconsin cheese, write? -- right? not all governors are born nisei. we rely on you, on -- governor as are not borne the same. same.ne th the i just want to say keep on keeping it on for america. [applause] >> thank you for coming by. >> we will be bringing you more live coverage of the national governors' association meeting coming up at 3:00 eastern time. brewer governor jan jan will chair the panel on cyber security. you can watch all of the panels online act c-span.org. -- at c-span.org. >> today on "road to the white house," mike huckabee promote his book and talks about the republican candidate for president. >> i think our system of government is breaking down. i think the system of che
it is the ones on wall street who bailed out the big banks who were too big to fail and want to take it out of your hehide. this is america. i think that america wants reasonableness. what america wants is thought when this to make america a bad thoughtfulness. in vermont, we know we get more with maple syrup and we do with benigno. -- with vinegar. you know that a vermont cheese is better than wisconsin cheese, write? -- right? not all governors are born nisei. we rely on you, on -- governor...
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so that's really a big, big threat for the whole region. knowing that region has already many difficulties, many conflicts, many frozen or hot problems going on and on top of this, if we have more and more nuclear weapons in the region, it may bring disastrous consequences. so that's why from the very beginning we are very, very clear and we are very harsh on countries who could or are inclined or who have already nuclear weapons. >> but she's right. the countries in the region are pursuing nuclear programs now and are investing in this. now, they say for peaceful purposes, but come on. that is what iran is saying. >> i think it's very, very important. that's why i mentioned npt from the very beginning. i think having aut on my, having very open and transparent processes is going to be very important. and then here we have to rely on international cooperation and we have to rely on the capabilities of international agencies. and we have to urge the countries to be very transparent. >> the kingdom of saudi arabia has started a program on dev
so that's really a big, big threat for the whole region. knowing that region has already many difficulties, many conflicts, many frozen or hot problems going on and on top of this, if we have more and more nuclear weapons in the region, it may bring disastrous consequences. so that's why from the very beginning we are very, very clear and we are very harsh on countries who could or are inclined or who have already nuclear weapons. >> but she's right. the countries in the region are...
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there were some big losses on fortunately, some big lessons learned. perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian weather system. it turned out to be a logistical nightmare with the primary user met with nasa in the dod to agree on a system of grow phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire, and requirements for the system were not controlled in a way that is spending dramatically out of control and eventually the program had to be killed and separated, so there was a big loss. my own personal loss i was involved in this case transformation policy-making at the time and we were passionate about the x33 program single stage oregon and i learned a very important lesson, which is policy never trump's physics. so you can say whatever you want, but if you can't do it, if it will happen, and we wanted to will the single states to orbit in existence and we had a beautiful concept that looked like the future we did this didn't have the technology. and ultimately we didn't have the will either. i th
there were some big losses on fortunately, some big lessons learned. perhaps the biggest loss was the program. we encourage the consolidation of the military and civilian weather system. it turned out to be a logistical nightmare with the primary user met with nasa in the dod to agree on a system of grow phenomenally out of the budget just went haywire, and requirements for the system were not controlled in a way that is spending dramatically out of control and eventually the program had to be...
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that's a big issue. what we've seen in some cases as a kne-jerk instinct is to my left to say well jared loughner was inspired by some of the victory all. what is clear this moment is that it is a mentally disturbed person. >> it's time for one more person. >> and nick witkowski for adley university. my question is over the past year a lot of things have happened politically. has it been any single piece of legislation that you thought was kind of a surprise or did that a pastor didn't pass in what were your viewpoints on that? >> i share president obama's feeling that i was surprised at you and i pass. thought that was a real opportunity to say we understand how difficult this issue of immigration is. when it comes to young people who came to this country because their parents brought them, so it wasn't a matter of their own actions. a lot of them came at the mom and dad. and they say to people who are completing school, serving the u.s. military. these are ople who i think are really, you know, the bre
that's a big issue. what we've seen in some cases as a kne-jerk instinct is to my left to say well jared loughner was inspired by some of the victory all. what is clear this moment is that it is a mentally disturbed person. >> it's time for one more person. >> and nick witkowski for adley university. my question is over the past year a lot of things have happened politically. has it been any single piece of legislation that you thought was kind of a surprise or did that a pastor...
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many of the fdic rulemakings stem from the mandate to end to big to fail. first implementing the new orderly resolution of doherty we are making clear there will be no more bailouts of the large financial institutions. our goal is the market expectations and financial stitution credit raings should over time fully reflect this reality. consistent with the dodd-frank mandate our recent rule requires creditors and shareholders, not taxpayers to bear the losses of the failure and makes clear that the fdic resolution powers would not be used to bail out another institution to bid to make the most effective use of the new resolution authorities, it is essential that we have access to the information we need to monitor the entities and conduct advanced planning to wind them down without disruptin to the broader system. to this end, the fdic and federal reserve are working to establish requirements for the firms to maintain a credible actionable resolution plans that would facilitate the orderly resolution. if thentities are unable to demonstrate they are resolvab
many of the fdic rulemakings stem from the mandate to end to big to fail. first implementing the new orderly resolution of doherty we are making clear there will be no more bailouts of the large financial institutions. our goal is the market expectations and financial stitution credit raings should over time fully reflect this reality. consistent with the dodd-frank mandate our recent rule requires creditors and shareholders, not taxpayers to bear the losses of the failure and makes clear that...
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it's a big mystery to us but it looks very special and it's one of the thing that is goes along. then we can drive out and go out to where it says clays, which is one of the types of minerals. and that patch of green there is a place that we would study. then we go up into where it says sullfathes another kind of a hydrated mineral and then we work our way up the mound. so we're exploring a jee logical environment that consists of a stack of layers. so let me skip to the next one. why do these layers matter? well, this is the history of geological exploration on earth and 150 years ago when explorers discovered the grand canyon they discord these layers of rock. if you start at the bottom of the pile of layers and go to the top, it's like reading a novel and we think that's going to be a great novel about the evolution of mars that offers strong prospects potentially for the discovery of habittable environments and maybe even a shot at potentially discovering organic compounds. but even if we don't find those orgnicks what we learned like studying a place like the grand canyon is
it's a big mystery to us but it looks very special and it's one of the thing that is goes along. then we can drive out and go out to where it says clays, which is one of the types of minerals. and that patch of green there is a place that we would study. then we go up into where it says sullfathes another kind of a hydrated mineral and then we work our way up the mound. so we're exploring a jee logical environment that consists of a stack of layers. so let me skip to the next one. why do these...
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we live in a world in which there are two kinds of successful big countries -- big, poor countries with low wages that organize themselves for low-cost exports, like china and india, and big developed countries with high-skilled workforces that invest in their infrastructure and in their people, that protect their people's rights on the job and have strong social protections, like germany and japan. a country that has combined the best of each category is brazil, which has enjoyed phenomenal growth, increasing equality and growing stature on the world stage under the leadership of my friend and brother president lula, whose term has just ended. but too many of our politicians are doing the opposite of what works -- destroying our public institutions, crushing working people's rights and living standards, and failing to invest in education. we know this model, and we know where it leadscatastrophe. this misguided and shortsighted approach is not just a washington problem. in state capital after state capital, politicians elected to take on the jobs crisis are instead attacking the very i
we live in a world in which there are two kinds of successful big countries -- big, poor countries with low wages that organize themselves for low-cost exports, like china and india, and big developed countries with high-skilled workforces that invest in their infrastructure and in their people, that protect their people's rights on the job and have strong social protections, like germany and japan. a country that has combined the best of each category is brazil, which has enjoyed phenomenal...
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chris, those are some pretty big shoes to fill. actually, vice president biden has been so great, god love him. he presided over my swearing in ceremony, and i had my entire family with me. and this is a true story. i had my husband, my two children, and the vice president kneeled down and said to my 6-year-old daughter how were you? she said are you 17? she laughed and said 96. the vice president and said you're not allowed to date on till you're 40. i smiled at him and said mr. vice president, keep your individual mandates away from my daughter. [laughter] i do respect the vice president and of course president obama, and i appreciate president's overtures to work with republicans. but we have some real disagreements. i mean, the health care law we should clearly be overturned by the court. the precedent is right there in bush v. gore. we win, they lose. it's in the constitution. what can i say? is a tough business. i have to get used to it and so do my kids. i mentioned my daughter. well, my son is three, and the campaign was re
chris, those are some pretty big shoes to fill. actually, vice president biden has been so great, god love him. he presided over my swearing in ceremony, and i had my entire family with me. and this is a true story. i had my husband, my two children, and the vice president kneeled down and said to my 6-year-old daughter how were you? she said are you 17? she laughed and said 96. the vice president and said you're not allowed to date on till you're 40. i smiled at him and said mr. vice...
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big change requires a big majority. we will need people who never to an end to -- tune in to rush or glenn. pac, ey ever heard of cspa they would assume it was a cruise ship accessory. [applause] the worst would be to win the election and prove ourselves and capable of turning the ship before it went on the rocks with us at the helm. [applause] we must unify america cup. we must unified america. we must display a hard for every american and special passion for those still on the first round of lives latter. all probability from the bottom is the crux of the american promise. the stagnation of the middle class is becoming a problem. our main task is not to see the people -- our main task ito see that those without much money had the chance to earn some. [applause] we should address ourselves to young america at every opportunity. it is their future that today's policies most in danger. -- endanger. we should distinguish carefully skepticism about big government from contempt for all government. after all, it is a new gov
big change requires a big majority. we will need people who never to an end to -- tune in to rush or glenn. pac, ey ever heard of cspa they would assume it was a cruise ship accessory. [applause] the worst would be to win the election and prove ourselves and capable of turning the ship before it went on the rocks with us at the helm. [applause] we must unify america cup. we must unified america. we must display a hard for every american and special passion for those still on the first round of...
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private security is not one of your big six. training is not one of your big six. it is huge in contingencies. how do you ensure that they also receive the same high level of a focus, when you did not list them? >> they are in there, but under a satisfactory. we need to change the taxonomy. you have to be careful when you look at the data. most of our data is by contrast. you have to put in a code for the entire contract. many have different kinds of services in the. we are still struggling with how we keep track of what we do with services. >> you will highlight those in particular and work them differently? my last question is, the follow- up says, after 30 days, the contracting officer shell advertise again. since the memo has been issued, has anything different happened? >> i will get back to you with information on that. >> mr. chairman, you have the rest. >> i have no more questions for you. an excellent staff. the admiral and i have some dialogue about how much past performances way in. i think he feels pretty confident on past performance than we think you
private security is not one of your big six. training is not one of your big six. it is huge in contingencies. how do you ensure that they also receive the same high level of a focus, when you did not list them? >> they are in there, but under a satisfactory. we need to change the taxonomy. you have to be careful when you look at the data. most of our data is by contrast. you have to put in a code for the entire contract. many have different kinds of services in the. we are still...
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freedom is a big issue with me and the opportunity to do things. a lot of people -- the cocaine and crack sentencing we made progress, but is the department seeing thattor we're asking for tns sentences that are maybe in the lower range for those people that were indicted before the law changed? >> what i have told our prosecutors, i've given them discretion so they ask for sentences that are appropriate looking at the facts of each individual case. the department is going to make up -- we're going to take a position with regard to whether or not the law should be made retroactive before the sentencing commission, but while we are still in that process, i've asked my prosecutors to make sure that we only ask for sentences that are appropriate and consistent with the facts. >> expungement is an issue i'm interested in, too. do you believe for low-level crimes, misdemeanors, an expungement law whereby after seven years a first offender for the nonviolence offense could get their record expunged to maybe get a job? >> that's something i would want to
freedom is a big issue with me and the opportunity to do things. a lot of people -- the cocaine and crack sentencing we made progress, but is the department seeing thattor we're asking for tns sentences that are maybe in the lower range for those people that were indicted before the law changed? >> what i have told our prosecutors, i've given them discretion so they ask for sentences that are appropriate looking at the facts of each individual case. the department is going to make up --...
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this was an opportunity to recover the suez canal, which is a big money earner. it gave them the oil fields. it gave them a tourist mecca. half of the tourist sites are owned by ex military people. so long as the military is involved, i do not see any effort to undo that treaty. that treaty is pretty substantial. it has survived incredible stresses. as the population reacted to israeli actions. that is not to say that israel cannot help the process. as a new government forms -- i am sure one will form. if there is a way that israel can open up the dialogue with the palestinians, that will help. it will give people in the region encouragement. it does not mean they have to give away the store, but it does mean they have to be reasonable in terms of listening to other positions and making compromises where compromises can be made. that is what happened at camp david. it was coming together to find common interests. there are plenty of common interest between the israeli people and the egyptian people. i think and i hope that this will not mark a substantial change
this was an opportunity to recover the suez canal, which is a big money earner. it gave them the oil fields. it gave them a tourist mecca. half of the tourist sites are owned by ex military people. so long as the military is involved, i do not see any effort to undo that treaty. that treaty is pretty substantial. it has survived incredible stresses. as the population reacted to israeli actions. that is not to say that israel cannot help the process. as a new government forms -- i am sure one...
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in december, cbp began piloting this type of screening with the big four all-cargo carriers. two of these pilot efforts have been completed, two others are either ongoing or starting shortly. i know you call these pilots but i don't believe there are any plans to turn them off. maybe some analysis will follow but this is going to be we understand permanent improvement of capacity. so i wonder first if you can high light what efforts cbp in conjunction wl carriers has undertaken to strengthen your security before it arrives in the united states and what you believe the next steps are. and secondly, tonight ask you about the budget implications about all this. the 2012 budget, i was christmas surprised that it didn't in-- somewhat surprised it didn't include targeting for cargo. last september cbp told the committee it needed up to 80 million for these specific efforts. in our consultations this figure was revised twice for the highest needs. now, the high ets needs include 40 new air target and funding. so since panel funding for 2011 has not been resolved, we were unable to p
in december, cbp began piloting this type of screening with the big four all-cargo carriers. two of these pilot efforts have been completed, two others are either ongoing or starting shortly. i know you call these pilots but i don't believe there are any plans to turn them off. maybe some analysis will follow but this is going to be we understand permanent improvement of capacity. so i wonder first if you can high light what efforts cbp in conjunction wl carriers has undertaken to strengthen...
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so we are in a big world of hurt when it comes to the most vital form of intelligence in the war on terror. >> i think with only have time for one really fast question. so how about you right here. wait for the mike. so ask you to keep it brief and everybody else to keep it brief. >> u i'm with abc news and this is for the general. since mccain gave his speech, it seems there's a word game going on. today you said the information was a nick name and the letter from the "washington post" panetta said no detainee in c.i.a. custody revealed the facilitator or the cure yrs' full true name. is that what we're talking about here nick names versus true names? and do you believe that the administration is being misleading one way or the other? >> i'm not accusing anybody of being misleading and not here to play word games. i know what i said to be true and you can read into that what you want to read into it. i will go back to what i said earlier. it was part of the mosaic and the key issue is the one we've been addressing at the end here which is what we do going forward. we need a program in pla
so we are in a big world of hurt when it comes to the most vital form of intelligence in the war on terror. >> i think with only have time for one really fast question. so how about you right here. wait for the mike. so ask you to keep it brief and everybody else to keep it brief. >> u i'm with abc news and this is for the general. since mccain gave his speech, it seems there's a word game going on. today you said the information was a nick name and the letter from the...
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this is big money and big business. it's unfortunate. with the new health care law we have to see how things unfold and what avenues are opened by that. >> staying on that with the high-risk specialties and if you look at the doctor -- the aging doctor population that's happening, you don't have many people going into the profession and especially in high-risk specialties, if we cannot control the liability insurance costs, how will that affect the quality of care for these different areas of expertise? >> when you lose high risk specialties, i think every american is in danger when they have a problem, let's say, in your state, arizona. that was witnessed several weeks ago unfortunately, but if you don't have the specialists available and have level one trauma centers available in a recent distance, men nits matter. ij the american public now can no longer expect that they can be traveling along a highway, have an accident and go to an emergency room and be saved. that will an unrealistic expectation because of the shortage of high-risk
this is big money and big business. it's unfortunate. with the new health care law we have to see how things unfold and what avenues are opened by that. >> staying on that with the high-risk specialties and if you look at the doctor -- the aging doctor population that's happening, you don't have many people going into the profession and especially in high-risk specialties, if we cannot control the liability insurance costs, how will that affect the quality of care for these different...
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they are obsessed with big business. they break stories on big business is being corrupt. then you have the right of center papers that are obsessed with big corporations -- i mean, with big government. there. it is cool parity i am not for the outing -- the suppression of the adding of corrupt republicans. there is a huge difference. i am totally for all of these republican screwballs to get into trouble getting fired or quit saying today that they get caught, not stretching out for three ludicrous unbelievably weeks. thank you very much, congressman weiner. thank you. i loved every second of it, congressman weiner. especially the hack part. i am the hacker. so we are fighting back. we are entering a phase where objective and neutral journalism is now laughable thing of the fast. it does not exist. i met the people that trotter pretzel themselves into being totally neutral. no one is neutral in the entire world. you have used the cudgel of false neutrality as a means to push the american narrative to the left for the last 40 years. to hell with it. i am sorry that i am be
they are obsessed with big business. they break stories on big business is being corrupt. then you have the right of center papers that are obsessed with big corporations -- i mean, with big government. there. it is cool parity i am not for the outing -- the suppression of the adding of corrupt republicans. there is a huge difference. i am totally for all of these republican screwballs to get into trouble getting fired or quit saying today that they get caught, not stretching out for three...
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in the capital region, they are big with 7000 employees. we innovate with the global research center. we build things here. we are a big exporter. 90% of the things build in this facility are exported outside of the united states. it is an example of what we want to do to renew this company and this company. at ge, the future is given to number one. we have to compete and we have to win. this team can compete with anybody in the world. [applause] we can absolutely do what it takes. in the vein of competitiveness and exports and manufacturing and innovation, it really is an honor to welcome you here today. i at had the honor of working with austin will be on the advisory board -- i have had the honor of working with austin buls been --austan goolsbee on the advisory board. i share in the responsibility and the accountability to make sure this is the most competitive and productive company in the world. president obama, we are honored to have you here today. welcome. it is good to be with you. [applause] >> thank you. hello, schenectady. [app
in the capital region, they are big with 7000 employees. we innovate with the global research center. we build things here. we are a big exporter. 90% of the things build in this facility are exported outside of the united states. it is an example of what we want to do to renew this company and this company. at ge, the future is given to number one. we have to compete and we have to win. this team can compete with anybody in the world. [applause] we can absolutely do what it takes. in the vein...
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we are fighting a war, a big war, and has to do with how big is the guy you are fighting against. in terms over war fighting versus anti-terrorist body, i do not see the taliban are any of the others receiving the kinds of materials to make them a material danger. they can be a pain in net -- a pain in the neck, but getting the momentum as far as raw materials, i do not see them getting that. that is separate from them remaining as terrorists. >> i don't think the connection you suggest between al qaeda and other networks is the primary driver there. particularly in eastern afghanistan. the hakkani network is probably the most dangerous insurgent group the u.s. is dealing with. they will require pressure from inside pakistan to neutralize its capabilities more so than fighting in eastern afghanistan. i am moderately optimistic that in the next six months we will see some action but against that network. >> i would like to thank the panel for their fascinating remarks here. thank you very much for joining us today. [applause] i am told that box lunches are served outside. please be
we are fighting a war, a big war, and has to do with how big is the guy you are fighting against. in terms over war fighting versus anti-terrorist body, i do not see the taliban are any of the others receiving the kinds of materials to make them a material danger. they can be a pain in net -- a pain in the neck, but getting the momentum as far as raw materials, i do not see them getting that. that is separate from them remaining as terrorists. >> i don't think the connection you suggest...
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gene and i were having lunch in kabul, a big n.g.o. hangout. this kind of swartsdzy guy walks past, gives her a hug and says that guy has a contract where they pay the taliban protection money. so i drop my fork and say, excuse me? yeah. she says everyone knows that. and i said, jean, no, they don't. check, please. we literally started reporting the story. and jean began to dig in on this story and she didn't break it perfectly. this was not sort of a spotlight boston globe six month investigation. but she got the first story out that said u. aid gives hundreds of millions of dollars a years. when it gets to the subcontractor level, that's where their afghan contractors and those subcontractors are absolutely paying off the taliban for protection. it's a protection racket with a straight 20% off the contract. we begin to do the math on that. we begin to see we're talking about potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. certainly scores of millions of dollars. and we begin to think this is just a huge story. now, we don't at global post have a
gene and i were having lunch in kabul, a big n.g.o. hangout. this kind of swartsdzy guy walks past, gives her a hug and says that guy has a contract where they pay the taliban protection money. so i drop my fork and say, excuse me? yeah. she says everyone knows that. and i said, jean, no, they don't. check, please. we literally started reporting the story. and jean began to dig in on this story and she didn't break it perfectly. this was not sort of a spotlight boston globe six month...
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and this is a big deal. it's also a big deal in the jurisprudence on the tax and spend clause and the commerce clause as how far do those powers extend since virginians had a lot to do with those early documents, the constitution and the declaration. [laughter] we really take these issues very seriously. and, you know, i don't think that the founders would have condoned that extent of federal power to mandate that you engage in commerce. and if you don't, we're going to take your property, your money. and so i think this is vitally important that the u.s. supreme court get thisight. i certainly hope that they will, and they will invalidate it. and it's not about the underlying policies per se. there is broad agreement, i think, in the body politic that people do want, have a decent safety net. we are a compassionate people. we do want to have expanded access to health care. we do want to see costs driven down. but we don't want to do it in such a punitive way that we violate the spirit of the constitution an
and this is a big deal. it's also a big deal in the jurisprudence on the tax and spend clause and the commerce clause as how far do those powers extend since virginians had a lot to do with those early documents, the constitution and the declaration. [laughter] we really take these issues very seriously. and, you know, i don't think that the founders would have condoned that extent of federal power to mandate that you engage in commerce. and if you don't, we're going to take your property, your...
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what's the big deal? we all knew this and many see what's going on on capitol hill and i think what happened on capitol hill did not surprise me. it was a wonderful opportunity for some people to make political statements, but in the long run, we will maintain the kind of tenuous relationship we have had with pakistan for an extended time. we need pakistan, they need us. we have our internal political issues we need to deal with, they have their internal political issues they have to deal with. how many times have we seen them protesting publicly, sending other signals behind closed doors? this one has a higher level of a visibility because of the events surrounding bin laden, but i think we need at this relationship to continue a strong effort in the war on al qaeda and what we are doing in afghanistan. >> you may see this as a " casablanca" moment -- shocked, shocked to see something going on in pakistan. but anyone who has paid attention sees that most of the senior arrests did take place in pakistan.
what's the big deal? we all knew this and many see what's going on on capitol hill and i think what happened on capitol hill did not surprise me. it was a wonderful opportunity for some people to make political statements, but in the long run, we will maintain the kind of tenuous relationship we have had with pakistan for an extended time. we need pakistan, they need us. we have our internal political issues we need to deal with, they have their internal political issues they have to deal with....
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it is a big problem. the clashes over the constitution are merely one manifestation of that larger probm. thank you. >> thank you, sir. right on time. professor jeffrey rosen is a legal affairs editor. he is also a professor of law at george washington university. he is a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution. he is the author of about six books. >> for, not 6. >> two in the works. his essays have appeared in the "new york times" and " ththe atlantic monthly." he is the most widely read legal commentator according to e "los angeles times." thank you for coming. >> thank you for including me in this stimulating conversation. thank you for prof. codevilla for having written this provocative paper. i know you have all enjoyed reading it. there is much in his paper that i very much admire. i'd like the fact that he understands that the supreme court throughout history has not had a monopoly on constitutional interpretation. i liked the fact that he realizes it is a goo thing that globalized a
it is a big problem. the clashes over the constitution are merely one manifestation of that larger probm. thank you. >> thank you, sir. right on time. professor jeffrey rosen is a legal affairs editor. he is also a professor of law at george washington university. he is a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution. he is the author of about six books. >> for, not 6. >> two in the works. his essays have appeared in the "new york times" and " ththe...
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we are now subsidized coal and oil big time. over the years, they have been the source of economic subsidies. wind and solar and geothermal are not being subsidized because they were not here to get in line to get their spot at the feed trough. levelingally playing field, wind and solar have a better chance with subsids stacked against them on the fossil fuel industry. we are subsidizing the wrong thing but we did it over 200 years of the industrial revolution. we have been giving them breaks all the way along. not having the polluting companies paid health care, i think the polluters should do the paying. if they were, claim renewable energy would be competitive. [applause] >> if you look at where the most wind energy and solar energy is, do you know where it is? >> in the midst? germany. terminate they don't have wind or saw [laughter] on. they're really down. germanyey really don't gets their natural gas from russia. i was young but i remember stalingrad and leningrad and there were 5 million people killed there. there were a
we are now subsidized coal and oil big time. over the years, they have been the source of economic subsidies. wind and solar and geothermal are not being subsidized because they were not here to get in line to get their spot at the feed trough. levelingally playing field, wind and solar have a better chance with subsids stacked against them on the fossil fuel industry. we are subsidizing the wrong thing but we did it over 200 years of the industrial revolution. we have been giving them breaks...
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the pentagon tells us they are "too big to audit." you heard about the companies saying they're too big to fail? the government tells you know, they're too big to be audited. we got a partial audit of the federal reserve. we got some information from that. guess what? we're now fighting a war against qadhafi. you know what we were doing last month? we were giving him money. we were giving him foreign aid -- not much, but we gave him some. twee also helped to bail out his national bank n these third world countries, the national bank is the piggy bank. half of it is probably spirited off to secret accounts in switzerland. but the u.s. taxpayer bailed out qadhafi's bank. now we're bombing it. the budget bill that we're talking about has now been scored by the c.b.o. and will cut almost nothing, maybe a couple hundred millions. it will increase defense spending by $8 billion and it will cut spending by $8 billion. the net is about zero. our deficit this year will be bigger than last year. our overall spending will be bigger this year tha
the pentagon tells us they are "too big to audit." you heard about the companies saying they're too big to fail? the government tells you know, they're too big to be audited. we got a partial audit of the federal reserve. we got some information from that. guess what? we're now fighting a war against qadhafi. you know what we were doing last month? we were giving him money. we were giving him foreign aid -- not much, but we gave him some. twee also helped to bail out his national bank...
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>> i think it had a big impact. it said to the soviets that the united states would use its technology and our lead in a lot of areas to be able to build defenses against incoming missiles. they were worried we would build a system so big that it could defeat their deterrent. that was their major concern. the fact was the estimates on the soviet economy were inflated. i had an economist working for me who got it right. they -- the official estimates were based on soviet statistics on what the economy was doing. those were inflated numbers. when they were building defenses trying to keep up with the united states, there were not spending 15% of their gnp on defense. they were spending something like 35%. it was much smaller than they said. they could not keep it up. that was crucial. one thing i think we did well in the bush and the restriction is that we continue to push hard on defense. we abrogated the abm treaty. that was essential to get the restrictions lifted that interfered with a lot of what we were trying t
>> i think it had a big impact. it said to the soviets that the united states would use its technology and our lead in a lot of areas to be able to build defenses against incoming missiles. they were worried we would build a system so big that it could defeat their deterrent. that was their major concern. the fact was the estimates on the soviet economy were inflated. i had an economist working for me who got it right. they -- the official estimates were based on soviet statistics on what...
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big bears. big salmon. i came back at superintendent as mount ranier. i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the public to protect themselves from these hazards. it's really not our job to fence off the hazards of the national park. part of that is part of the experience. to see wild america, at least as much that we can create. in the case of the myrtle falls incident, there is a barrier and signs. unfortunately, these individuals crossed those, entered the water, slipped and went over the falls. it's incredibly tragic. we will renew our efforts to warn the public about these thing. yosemite this time of year would have very, very low water flows. because of all the snow, we got
big bears. big salmon. i came back at superintendent as mount ranier. i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the...
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there is a big risk. more centralized government that can source funds on a non- private bases using public money will see more nuclear power construction. the arrests have been very low, generally. the soviet -- the risks have be very low, generally. this is recognized as an -- an outlier.n = people get scared by something that can conminate large swaths of land. if you own it for long enough, very cheap, expensive up front, scary to people who do not understand it. as for the iran-saudi conflict, they are conflicts -- iran has the titular, rotating presidency for opec. it is tical in the oil- exporting nations that the president will say something not so favorable to the united states very publicly. in the petroleum minister will say, quietly, it is ok, we're still your friend. we are still a buyer. ahmadinejad decided he would try to be both people at once and he attended the opec meeting. iran has taken warships to the mediterranean. they sent soccer players to a world cup qualifying match -- the male
there is a big risk. more centralized government that can source funds on a non- private bases using public money will see more nuclear power construction. the arrests have been very low, generally. the soviet -- the risks have be very low, generally. this is recognized as an -- an outlier.n = people get scared by something that can conminate large swaths of land. if you own it for long enough, very cheap, expensive up front, scary to people who do not understand it. as for the iran-saudi...
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i am a big supporter of biofuels. one thing that has become clear is that we need to accelerate our basic research in ethanol and other biofuels made from things like wood chips and algae as opposed to just focusing on corn. that is probably the least efficient energy producer of the various other approaches. it is important to examine if we're going after the cutting edge by diesel --biodiesel and ethanol approaches that allow brazil to run about 1/3 of its transportation system on biofuels. they get it from sugar cane. it is a more efficient conversion process than corn- based ethanol. doing more research in finding better ways to do the same concepts, i think that is the right way to go. >> i believe you addressed this next one. we will skip past it. james says he would cut costs by cutting welfare programs. people will not try harder when they are handed everything. >> i think we should acknowledge that some welfare programs in the past were not well-designed. in some cases, they did encourage dependency. i worked
i am a big supporter of biofuels. one thing that has become clear is that we need to accelerate our basic research in ethanol and other biofuels made from things like wood chips and algae as opposed to just focusing on corn. that is probably the least efficient energy producer of the various other approaches. it is important to examine if we're going after the cutting edge by diesel --biodiesel and ethanol approaches that allow brazil to run about 1/3 of its transportation system on biofuels....
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it is the people on wall street who bailed out the big banks and the too big to fail. we are not going to let it happen in vermont. this is america. what america wants is reasonableness. what america wants is zero leaders that work together with labor to make america -- wants is thoughtful leaders to work together with labor to make america a better place. in vermont, we know that we get more with maple syrup and we get with vinegar. you all know that the vermont cheese is better than wisconsin cheese, right? not all governors are born the same. we rely upon you, upon labor, upon the ability to collectively bargain for basic human rights in a democracy. keep on keeping on and thank you for everything you do for america. governorhear it for shumlin. thank you for coming by. >> that was the scene on the streets outside the hotel here in washington, d.c. where the national governors' association meeting is going on. you can see people getting ready to go to the next panel, the final panel of the day. yesterday, state leaders had this bill-held discussions on education and
it is the people on wall street who bailed out the big banks and the too big to fail. we are not going to let it happen in vermont. this is america. what america wants is reasonableness. what america wants is zero leaders that work together with labor to make america -- wants is thoughtful leaders to work together with labor to make america a better place. in vermont, we know that we get more with maple syrup and we get with vinegar. you all know that the vermont cheese is better than wisconsin...
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this became a big concern to us. we went to nashville to visit him more and learn more about who was he hanging around with and what was going on with carlos. carlos dropped out of school at the beginning of 2005 semester. he was working at a temporary job a job and got a doing. he turned the dog loose in the woods because he was told it was a dirty creature. i couldn't understand how he could do that because he grew up with dogs in the house since he was 5 years old. something and someone is getting into his head and changing his waif thinking. it had gotten to the point he had no interest in coming home even for the holidays. all this was part of his brainwashing. changing his thinking a little bit at a time. he had a job in nashville with some muslims who tells him islamic law, his employer, had to let him pray certain times of day regardless of what was going on in his job. as a business owner i told carlos, it would be difficult for employers to do this for all his employees. at this time, at the next step on hi
this became a big concern to us. we went to nashville to visit him more and learn more about who was he hanging around with and what was going on with carlos. carlos dropped out of school at the beginning of 2005 semester. he was working at a temporary job a job and got a doing. he turned the dog loose in the woods because he was told it was a dirty creature. i couldn't understand how he could do that because he grew up with dogs in the house since he was 5 years old. something and someone is...
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this is not a big deal. it is not like their closing liquor stores. but, inside the committee, they're telling people that we are the authority. they are marking their territory inside the committee. at the same time, they created a few incidents where news was leaked to a paper which is a hezbollah-affiliated paper which published the fusefirst news of building on state property. this has been going on since 2006 when the reconstruction started. of course, people started building on state-owned property in the south. >> naturally. >> naturally? well, it was not that obvious before. but, after 2006, it came obvious. as the law was -- hezbollah was due in the reconstruction. why it was released now? they went down to the south to stop construction on state land. it turned into a war zone. that is after people shot at the isaf. the isf st back. one shot another and then another. why this is happening now and why is hezbollah acting that way? its is the people who attacked the investigators, the women, the people. it is always the people who are at the f
this is not a big deal. it is not like their closing liquor stores. but, inside the committee, they're telling people that we are the authority. they are marking their territory inside the committee. at the same time, they created a few incidents where news was leaked to a paper which is a hezbollah-affiliated paper which published the fusefirst news of building on state property. this has been going on since 2006 when the reconstruction started. of course, people started building on...
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they think they have got a big political issue. they are not going to give up a political issue by doing what needs to be done. i should note about 40% in the united states illegally actually came here legally. and the second thing that i think we should do that no administration has done republican or democrat, when somebody comes here on a temporary visa, we should have a system to keep up with them. you can swipe your card through the bank or swipe it through many, many other places and that can be used if you are set up the way to do it to say where you are. i mean, it has to be set up that way. if you're here on a temporary visa, you got to check in. no big labor requirement. we don't have to hire a bunch of people. if you are supposed to be working in bostonnd for two weeks you are in seattle, maybe we should see if you are on vacation or doing something differen those two things are just -- without them, i don't think anything is going to happen. once we get the border controlled, then we need to think about what are we goin
they think they have got a big political issue. they are not going to give up a political issue by doing what needs to be done. i should note about 40% in the united states illegally actually came here legally. and the second thing that i think we should do that no administration has done republican or democrat, when somebody comes here on a temporary visa, we should have a system to keep up with them. you can swipe your card through the bank or swipe it through many, many other places and that...
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big airports, a little airports, big airplanes, little airplanes. i will repeat what i said in my speech. this is not something where someone says, how much will this cost to do this? you say, how much will this cost not to do this? can we afford not to redesign the airport in the metro areas of this country? no, we cannot. we got to see traffic set back a little bit. traffic is growing again. the economy is improving again. we will see the return of those traffic levels. we are either going to agree collectively added -- collectively that it is ok to be delayed 20 minutes, or we are going to adopt those changes and the savings will pay for it. i believe that the business case -- if this was a board of directors and i brought you a proposal and said, i would like the board to approve and $8 billion acquisition and i will show you that the post your -- that the first year we have it up and operational, we will save money. there is no one on a board of directors who would disagree with that. henry ford just got out of his grave. of course he would do
big airports, a little airports, big airplanes, little airplanes. i will repeat what i said in my speech. this is not something where someone says, how much will this cost to do this? you say, how much will this cost not to do this? can we afford not to redesign the airport in the metro areas of this country? no, we cannot. we got to see traffic set back a little bit. traffic is growing again. the economy is improving again. we will see the return of those traffic levels. we are either going to...
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and i told him there's a big interest on that card, there's a big interest on it so, therefore, they can hire staff and do things and say things and we just want you to know that we sit here -- we're not just going to blame, but we want to work with you and we think together that we can do better. that's what i'm saying. and i know that in order to do that, we will have to do some things on this side of the aisle. and other than just saying you got to stop it. you know, we have to help you stop it. and i'm prepared to do that. >> i appreciate it. >> on that note i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. and i'll wrap up quick for you, just a couple of quick follow-ups. one is on the issue that the ranking member raised on the prosecutions. there was a press story in the "sun sentinel" in florida, end of april, that identified -- and i'll read it verbatim, prosecutions for identity theft-related tax fraud are rare, agents for the internal revenue service who are responsible for criminal investigations have pursued just 412 such cases nationwide since 2007. now, there's specifically refe
and i told him there's a big interest on that card, there's a big interest on it so, therefore, they can hire staff and do things and say things and we just want you to know that we sit here -- we're not just going to blame, but we want to work with you and we think together that we can do better. that's what i'm saying. and i know that in order to do that, we will have to do some things on this side of the aisle. and other than just saying you got to stop it. you know, we have to help you stop...
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a big, big difference. indeed, the obama campaign focused on those urban areas, on where the people were. but, indeed, that is not what you see when you look at a map necessarily. so from a data perspective as we look at things -- particularly when i am looking at it from a redistricting standpoint, i am cognizant of an ongoing stepping school when i am looking at and evaluating the impact within a jurisdiction. we look of course at a total population. but not everybody in the total population can vote. you have to be of voting age. that cuts down the number of persons, ok? not everybody of voting age can vote because you have to be a citizen in this country to vote. that cuts down how many people are there. indeed, not everybody of citizenship can vote because you have to be registered in this country. you have to be registered in order to participate in elections, and that cuts down on an awful lot. registration is not good enough. you have to show up at the polls. that cuts down the number of people invo
a big, big difference. indeed, the obama campaign focused on those urban areas, on where the people were. but, indeed, that is not what you see when you look at a map necessarily. so from a data perspective as we look at things -- particularly when i am looking at it from a redistricting standpoint, i am cognizant of an ongoing stepping school when i am looking at and evaluating the impact within a jurisdiction. we look of course at a total population. but not everybody in the total population...
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reining in inflation without hurting economic growth is a big challenge. how well people receive the benefits from the country also economic miracle? >> on that topic, we are joined by a chief economist from ubs securities. the chinese economy is doing pretty well this year. it concerns over inflation have been growing. how much of a threat is it? >> growth is better than most people have expected. food prices have increased quite a bit. there are concerns about quantitative easing outside of china. at this moment, expectations have increased and are rising. inflation is still controllable next year. but the risk is quite high. >> the chinese government has done a lot to boost domestic consumption. people still do not have enough money in their pockets and did not heal safe enough to spend. what is lacking in our economic policies? >> the key word going forward is a change in economic growth models. the key adjustment in the next five-year plan is to increase household income. that is the most important thing. that means more employment so that graduates f
reining in inflation without hurting economic growth is a big challenge. how well people receive the benefits from the country also economic miracle? >> on that topic, we are joined by a chief economist from ubs securities. the chinese economy is doing pretty well this year. it concerns over inflation have been growing. how much of a threat is it? >> growth is better than most people have expected. food prices have increased quite a bit. there are concerns about quantitative easing...
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give him a great big round of applause. [applause] proud that we have got some wonderful members of congress who are here from the great state of maryland, who are pretty proud of you. [laughter] as i have said before, it is not just the winners of the super bowl who deserve to be celebrated. that is why i also want to welcome the team from the national science bowl who are here with us today. where are you? there you are. [applause] secretary chu told me you did a great job this year. congratulations. finally, i want to grab -- i want to congratulate our state and national teachers of the year. it has been a while since i have been in school. i have not had to ask for a halt past for a few -- a hall pass for a few years. this is awful the script, but the teacher from hawaii -- teachers from the first school i ever went to in hawaii. [applause] i thought that was pretty cool. i went there in first grade. it is a wonderful school. but even after all of this time, i still remember the special features that touched my life. we
give him a great big round of applause. [applause] proud that we have got some wonderful members of congress who are here from the great state of maryland, who are pretty proud of you. [laughter] as i have said before, it is not just the winners of the super bowl who deserve to be celebrated. that is why i also want to welcome the team from the national science bowl who are here with us today. where are you? there you are. [applause] secretary chu told me you did a great job this year....